FITCH


Meaning of FITCH in English

I. ˈfich noun

( -es )

Etymology: Middle English ficche, fecche, vecche — more at vetch

1. dialect : vetch

2. fitches plural : spelt

lentiles, and millet, and fitches — Ezek 4:9 (Authorized Version)

3. fitches plural : a forage herb (as tares)

the fitches are beaten out with a staff — Isa 28:27 (Authorized Version)

II. noun

or fitch·ew ˈfi(ˌ)chü

( plural fitches or fitchews )

Etymology: Middle English fiche, ficheux, fitchewes, from Middle French or Middle Dutch; Middle French fichau, from Middle Dutch vitsau, fitsau, visse

1.

a. : polecat 1a

b. : the fur or pelt of the fitch

2. also fitch brush : a small brush made of the hair of a fitch, skunk, or hog

III. intransitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-es )

Etymology: Middle English fichen, probably alteration of fiken — more at fike

dialect Britain : fidget

IV. noun

also fetch ˈfech

( -es )

Etymology: origin unknown

: a plait in which two canes or osiers are intertwined so as to bind the stakes and by-stakes in successive or alternate loops — see basket illustration

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